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23/09/2026

Asher can manage five trades on site without blinking. Put him in a showroom with me and watch him age in real time.

He wants efficient. I want right. Those two things rarely arrive at the same time.

Turns out running a job site and shopping with a designer call on two completely different kinds of patience.

On site, decisions move fast because there's a brief and a deadline. In a showroom, every option feels like it matters, because it does. It's what someone lives with for years.

So we've learned to divide and conquer. He handles the trades. I handle the taps.

Who's the harder client in your house, the builder or the designer?

17/09/2026

Not every transformation starts with demolition.

This one started with paint. I went with a soft, flesh-toned with a hint of pink on the walls from , added a new mirror from , and let a few simple pieces of decor do the rest.

Same layout. Same footprint. Walking in, it feels like a completely different room.

I wanted to give the room a moody more intimate feel without making it feeling dark or closed in.

What do you think of the colour? Would you go this bold in your own bathroom, or is this more of a "love it on someone else's walls" situation?

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Every finished room you see online jumps straight from mood board to reveal.That's not really the story though. It skips...
15/09/2026

Every finished room you see online jumps straight from mood board to reveal.

That's not really the story though. It skips the layout decisions, the sequencing, the hundred’s of little calls that keep a project moving when something doesn't go to plan (which can often be the case).

Honestly, the styling is the easy part. It's everything before it that decides whether a project runs smoothly.

So, what's the part you'd actually want to see more of? 👇

09/09/2026

Spring cleaning always gets talked about as a decorating job. New cushions, a candle, maybe a fresh throw.

That's not really what changes how a home feels this time of year.

Winter has a way of closing a house in without anyone noticing. Heavier candles linger past when they're needed. Windows stay shut a little longer than they should. Thick blankets sit out well after the cold has actually passed.

Spring is the moment to notice that, not decorate over it.

Swap the candle for something lighter. Open the windows properly, not just cracked. Pack the blankets away and let the room breathe without them. Small changes, but the house stops feeling like it's still bracing for winter.

None of it costs anything. It's just paying attention to what's overstayed its welcome.

What's the first thing you're packing away this spring?

You don't need a paint can to feel like the seasons have changed.I do this every single spring in my own house, and it c...
03/09/2026

You don't need a paint can to feel like the seasons have changed.

I do this every single spring in my own house, and it costs almost nothing. Candle fragrance goes floral instead of woody. Winter linen comes off the bed and the lighter cotton and linen sheets go on, with a throw in something brighter than what's been there since June. Cushions on the couch get swapped for anything more vibrant. It's such a small shift and every time I forget how much it changes the feel of a room until I've done it.

Here's the belief shift though. People think refreshing a home for the new season means new furniture, a fresh coat of paint, a full reset. It doesn't. It means paying attention to the layers you already have and swapping them out for the season you're actually in.

So if you want the quick version: refresh your soft furnishings and scent first, then reset your airflow, windows and doors open, doormats out for a proper air and wash, then start thinking outside. A few herbs on the bench, summer bulbs or veggies in if you've got the space, and get ahead of it now: outdoor furniture, the umbrella, the entertaining area, the waterblaster, all sorted before the first warm weekend catches you out.

Do that and your whole home feels like spring walked in, without a single wall being touched.

What's the first thing you're changing over this week?

01/09/2026

Every home on the street can start from the same base plan. It doesn't have to end up looking like it too.

That's exactly why I love ducking into Koko Classics in Mt Eden. Walked in for "just a look" and walked out an hour later still turning pieces over in my head. Vintage Persian rugs with colours that only come from decades of wear. Old doors salvaged from a bygone era, still carrying every mark of the hands that used them. Odds and ends pulled from an old industrial factory, the kind of pieces that make a room feel like it has a past.

Here's the shift I'd love more people to make: your home doesn't need to match. It needs to feel like you. The most interesting rooms I've ever styled weren't the ones with everything bought new from the same catalogue, they were the ones with one worn leather chair next to a clean modern line, a cowhide rug grounding an iron industrial unit, old sitting next to new like they were always meant to.

If you're hunting for that one piece with a bit of soul in it, industrial, vintage, a little rare, this is the spot. Go early, go with time up your sleeve, and let yourself get talked into the thing you didn't know you needed.

What's the one piece in your home that has a story behind it? Tell me, I want to hear it.

📍 Koko Classics, Mt Eden

Five things August taught us about colour. Some of it came from client homes, some from my own, and a little from a bask...
29/08/2026

Five things August taught us about colour. Some of it came from client homes, some from my own, and a little from a basket of samples that's been in and out of the car all month.

Colour is one of those decisions people either avoid completely or commit to too quickly. Somewhere in the middle is where it actually works.

That's a wrap on a month of colour, just in time for spring. Has it changed how you view colour in your own home? Tell me in the comments.

This basket goes everywhere I do. Tile samples, paint cards, fabric swatches, all packed in before I've stepped into a c...
27/08/2026

This basket goes everywhere I do. Tile samples, paint cards, fabric swatches, all packed in before I've stepped into a client's home.

I learned early on that a colour never looks the same on a screen as it does in a room. A swatch under office lighting can read completely differently once it's sitting against a client's own windows, their own floors, their own afternoon light.

Colour isn't a decision made from a distance. It's a decision made on site, in the space, at the time of day the room is actually used.

Every sample gets tested against three things: the natural light in the room, the materials already in place, and how the space is used through the day. Skip any one of those and the colour rarely holds up once it's on the wall.

It takes longer than picking from a chart. But it's the difference between a colour that looks right in a photo and one that still feels right a year in.

What's stopped you committing to a colour in your own home. Was it the fear of getting it wrong, or simply not knowing where to start?

25/08/2026

A few pieces from Jardin that I keep coming back to.

I've walked past plenty of colourful furniture that felt more decorative than usable. What stood out at Jardin was different, pieces where the colour felt considered rather than just loud, chosen with the same intention as the shape or the material.

That's the difference between colour that dates quickly and colour that holds up. It's not about finding the boldest option in the room. It's about finding the one that still feels right once the trend has moved on.

A few of these pieces are already on my list for an upcoming project, and a couple more are staying in the back of my mind for my own home.

Which one would you take home with you?

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"The purest and most thoughtful minds are those which love colour the most." John Ruskin.I think about this quote a lot ...
21/08/2026

"The purest and most thoughtful minds are those which love colour the most." John Ruskin.

I think about this quote a lot when clients tell me they're scared of colour.

There's a common belief that neutral is the safe choice and colour is the risky one. In my experience it's often the opposite. The homes that feel most considered are usually the ones where colour was a decision, not an afterthought.

Loving colour doesn't mean loud walls or bold statements everywhere. It can be as quiet as one tone chosen with intention. A wall that holds the light differently in the evening. A piece of furniture that anchors a room instead of disappearing into it.

The thoughtfulness isn't in how much colour you use. It's in why you chose it.

What's a colour choice in your home that you thought long and hard about? I’d love to hear it!

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